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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 25 Aug 2012

    "Men Walk On Moon" - The only positive event in the last 50 yrs for which everyone remembers where they were when it happened

    2:27 PM - 25 Aug 2012
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      1. Ben Swanson‏Verified account @CardboardGerald 25 Aug 2012
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        doritos tacos tho RT @neiltyson: "Men Walk On Moon" - only positive event in last 50 yrs for which everyone remembers where they were

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      1. MoNsieur Sy‏ @SyLazovik 26 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Except those imbeciles who deny it ever took place.

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      2. Alexander Repty‏ @arepty 25 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson What about those of us conceived after the moon landing? We were a bunch of atoms scattered all over the place.

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      2. David Daniel‏Verified account @CNNLADavid 25 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Fall of the Berlin Wall?

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      1. Joel Spence‏ @joelaspence 25 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Don't forget Jersey Shore being renewed for Season 2.

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      1. Spooky Network Guy‏ @scarynetworkguy 25 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Obama wins. Most folks know that one. Positive for rational folks. Even those who disagree with him.

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      1. G. L. Hancock‏ @GLHancock 25 Aug 2012
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        When Armstrong stepped onto the moon, @neiltyson I was standing in our Navy housing apartment, watching B&W TV, weeping.

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      1. Srikar Dhanakoti‏ @SrikarDR 25 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I was not yet born when Men walked on the moon. Hope “Men Walk on Mars” happens in my lifetime.

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      1. Husky Haddish‏ @HuskyBro_Inc 25 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Hey don't start no trouble I remember where I was the first time I saw The Super Bowl Shuffle

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      1. TheFrustratedTeacher‏ @tfteacher 25 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Except the deniers.

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      1. Amos McKegg‏ @amosmckegg 26 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson

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      1. Neil Newton‏ @1NeilNewton 7 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson I agree. We were all together.

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      1. jonsanders‏ @pizllexam 3 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson I wasn't here yet haha.

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      1. G.I.Gamer™‏ @GI_Gamer 3 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson I remember "Berlin Wall Comes Down" Was amazeballz! :)

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      1. Whitney Edwards, M.D‏ @UrieBay 1 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson At least everyone born before about 1965. In school, my class was the last in which virtually everyone remembers. Very few aft us

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      1. Patrick L. Lee‏ @patricklee6669 26 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Berlin wall was not as big even though I remember that & was just born for the moon landing.

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      1. Lucie Snowe‏ @LucieSnowe 26 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson My mom remembers that her dad sent her out to get ice while it was happening. She was furious.

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      1. Deej D4rk34gl3  ❌‏ @DJMaginity 26 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I was almost 3yo. I watched it on tv. Dad made me. Said "This is history being made son." Thank you Dad.

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